maize hirono replacing daniel akaka in hawaii. warren replacing scott brown, what a change from a moderate republican to a very liberal, consumer-focused democrat. and murphy in connecticut replacing joe lieberman. very moderate guy, often voted with republicans. chris murphy, not so much. >> i was up with dukakis and he's working with a cause i help, helping people get legal protection for medical situations. and he was killed for being a liberal. i don't think he can run those kind of campaigns against democrats and say, oh, he's a liberal, that's it, end of argument, you know. >> isn't that part of it, chris? they were apologizing for it all the time. that doesn't really get you anywhere. i think the important thing, when you talk about what's happening on the hill is you don't have to be a moderate to be a good negotiator. with some exceptions like olympia snowe, obviously, a moderate who's a great negotiator. some of the best negotiators on the hill have been liberals or conservatives. ted kennedy, pete dmenchi, so. >> that's